Story of Yanxi Palace 
Yan xi gong lüe
TV Show
Comedy
Historical
Mystery
Romance
TV Show
Comedy
Historical
Mystery
Romance
Updated: 16 July 2025
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

In the first episode girls of the ages between 14 and 16 are competing to become concubines for the emperor nothing sexual happens but the young girls line up in very pretty clothes and all take a turn kneeling to the emperor to be judged before he leaves the task to his empress because he got bored. A heavy plot point in the show is the main character's sister who was murdered was raped and then expelled from the palace under the idea that she had willingly had sex with a guard. It is stated that she lied and said it was consensual, her younger sister states it was either to protect her pride or to make it easier to seek justice for herself. A scene will flash on the screen of the first suspect atop her older sister at the beginning of the assault before cutting to the older sister's face in pain before cutting back to the younger sister's face as she holds the ashes of her deceased sister. It is mentioned throughout the show that some consorts entered the palace at young ages of 14, 15, and 16 to serve the emperor as concubines. The show does not really state what age he was when they came in but does imply he was young. They also imply often that he does not, "visit" the new concubines despite having said in the past he grows tired of old faces.

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